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End of World War II and beginning of the division of Germany.

Construction of the Berlin Wall commenced by East Germany.

The fall of the Berlin Wall, marking the beginning of the end of the Cold War.

Iconic neoclassical monument in Berlin, near which the Wall fell.

Best-known Berlin Wall crossing point between East Berlin and West Berlin during the Cold War.

Soviet leader whose policies of glasnost and perestroika contributed to the fall of the Wall.

U.S. President who famously demanded, 'Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!'

East German leader who predicted the Wall would stand for 50 or 100 more years before its fall.

West German Chancellor whose policy of Ostpolitik aimed to improve relations between East and West.

Chancellor of West Germany during the fall of the Wall who became the Chancellor of a reunified Germany.

Song symbolically associated with the Fall of the Berlin Wall and performed by the artist at the New Year's Eve 1989 celebration in Berlin.

The car that became a symbol of East Germany and was visible in large numbers during the opening of the Wall.

East German secret police known for extensive surveillance and attempts to quell dissent.

Polish trade union movement that played a major role in the demise of Eastern European communism.